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Evidence-Sentencing Guidelines
Anthony Bender, Jr. was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, resulting in a 96-month prison sentence.
Illinois Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act
Candice Martin, representing herself and her deceased husband Rodney Martin's estate, sued Goodrich Corporation and PolyOne Corporation, Rodney's former employers.
National Firearms Act-Sentencing Guidelines
The Seventh Circuit upheld the ruling of the Southern District of Illinois, which determined that a tin can containing energetic powder, sealed with adhesive, and equipped with a fuse qualifies as a "destructive device" under the National Firearms Act.
Indiana Unclaimed Property Act
Gerlach alleged that Indiana officials violated her Fifth Amendment right to just compensation under the Takings Clause.
Sentencing Guidelines
The Seventh Circuit upheld a 240-month prison sentence imposed on Herbert Holder, a repeat offender convicted on three counts of distributing methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm,
Sentencing Guidelines
Seymour, a member of the Latin Dragon Nation street gang pleaded guilty to a charge under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
First Amendment Retaliation Claim
Schlemm, an inmate, had filed a First Amendment retaliation claim against Brendan Pizzala, Jay Van Lanen, and Michael Donovan. Schlemm's claim stemmed from allegations against him regarding the theft of sage from the chapel of the Green Bay Correctional Institution, which resulted in a conduct report being issued against him.
Slip and Fall
Plaintiffs Terri and Louis LoBianco appealed a district court's summary judgment favoring Bonefish Grill, LLC. Terri LoBianco had suffered a slip and fall at a Bonefish Grill restaurant in Skokie, Illinois, resulting in a dislocated hip and necessitating four surgeries.
“Stigma-Plus” Procedural Due Process Violations
Suzy Martin owns and leads Smart Elevators Co., a certified minority- and woman-owned elevator service and repair firm. Initially, the company primarily served the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago.
9 killed in western Wisconsin traffic crash involving a semitruck and a van
An investigation is ongoing.
Man charged in Wisconsin sports bar killings pleads not guilty
Routt remains jailed in Walworth County on $2 million cash bond.
Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recall
Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump announced Sunday that they’ve collected enough signatures to force a recall vote.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies